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Help Please I can't get any T-mobile U.S, RUUs to work ?

followed steps correctly usb debugging on..check, tried in fastboot....check, tried both t-mobile U.S. RUUs and even tried downloading each from different sources...check, restored stock recovery and relocked bootloader I also made sure htc drivers are properly installed. WTF I dont know whats going on im on stock rom just rooted, my hboot is 1.009, can anyone give me a hand? I have to return my phone for a warranty exchange the older ruu gives me the error 155(tried fasboot usb method) and the 1.84 ruu acts as if it's working hell it even reboots my phone and says rom update successfully installed in ruu prompt but when I boot into bootloader it still has tampered? also I can tell its not working properly because under the white HTC logo/w black screen the little green installation bar is not displayed.....sorry for the run on sentencing....just trying to remember everything. (video) http://youtu.be/Y8qIt-tYiwQ

can anyone provide a link for stock recovery.img; got one from modaco, but not sure if it's the correct one ? PLZNTHNX

kirkcody said:
followed steps correctly usb debugging on..check, tried in fastboot....check, tried both t-mobile U.S. RUUs and even tried downloading each from different sources...check, restored stock recovery and relocked bootloader I also made sure htc drivers are properly installed. WTF I dont know whats going on im on stock rom just rooted, my hboot is 1.009, can anyone give me a hand? I have to return my phone for a warranty exchange the older ruu gives me the error 155(tried fasboot usb method) and the 1.84 ruu acts as if it's working hell it even reboots my phone and says rom update successfully installed in ruu prompt but when I boot into bootloader it still has tampered? also I can tell its not working properly because under the white HTC logo/w black screen the little green installation bar is not displayed.....sorry for the run on sentencing....just trying to remember everything. (video) http://youtu.be/Y8qIt-tYiwQ
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That's a tough one to nail down. Below is the stock recovery from the 1.84 t-mobile OTA. Maybe flash that and try the clear storage option.
Also, you might try doing the the Mainver Fix in the all in one tool kit. It's an option in the box in the lower right hand corner.
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/g4r0ryvjy6oce9k/recovery.img?dl=1

Thankyou my friend ill give it a go

unfortunately that didn't work either...i don't know why this wont work for me

kirkcody said:
unfortunately that didn't work either...i don't know why this wont work for me
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This same thing happened to me at some point. I would suggest just starting over and redoing all the steps.
0. Flash original radio
1. Flash stock recovery
2. Use stock recovery "clear storage" option
3. Factory reset.
4. Enable usb debugging
5. Uninstall usb drivers from your computer
6. Reinstall HTC USB driver
7. Lock bootloader
8. Switch usb cable
9. Run RUU.
If that doesn't work use a hammer and smash the thing =)
Actually instead of using a hammer I would change to super cid and use a different RUU that had the same hboot as the one your on.

Extract the Rom.zip from the RUU, rename to PJ40IMG.zip, place on root of SD card.
Sent from my locked, tampered ville

@usaf22 really? Did that method work for you?(thought it may not work because we don't have s-off) Did it also remove the tampered and relocked banners? Thanks for both of you guys help will give it a go.
(Edit Hboot wont detect the PJ40IMG.zip )

usaff22 said:
Extract the Rom.zip from the RUU, rename to PJ40IMG.zip, place on root of SD card.
Sent from my locked, tampered ville
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No that won't work. Has it ever worked on the One S?

Didn't work Hboot didn't detect PJIMG.zip :crying:

kirkcody said:
Didn't work Hboot didn't detect PJIMG.zip :crying:
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Did you try all this?
0. Flash original radio
1. Flash stock recovery
2. Use stock recovery "clear storage" option
3. Factory reset.
4. Enable usb debugging
5. Uninstall usb drivers from your computer
6. Reinstall HTC USB driver
7. Lock bootloader
8. Switch usb cable
9. Run RUU.

kirkcody said:
can anyone provide a link for stock recovery.img; got one from modaco, but not sure if it's the correct one ? PLZNTHNX
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I have this exact same problem. The recovery cannot be flashed. I get a signature failed. I managed to download the the recovery just fine though. I need to flash the stock recovery so that I can do that latest update, but now I can't even enter the recovery. I get a security warning message next to Relocked everytime I try to get in... Awesome.
PS: The phone I already tried the RUU and I got a 155. Because you can only downgrade if you are S-OFF. So... What are we supposed to do now..?

Fixter said:
I have this exact same problem. The recovery cannot be flashed. I get a signature failed. I managed to download the the recovery just fine though. I need to flash the stock recovery so that I can do that latest update, but now I can't even enter the recovery. I get a security warning message next to Relocked everytime I try to get in... Awesome.
PS: The phone I already tried the RUU and I got a 155. Because you can only downgrade if you are S-OFF. So... What are we supposed to do now..?
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I'm going to assume that by now you have taken off the phone everything you wanted to back up. You flashed the stock recovery onto the phone right? And now your bootloader is relocked?
If so do this:
enter fastboot
then select the bootloader option.
clear storage
factory reset
select fastboot again.
Run the RUU

dc211 said:
I'm going to assume that by now you have taken off the phone everything you wanted to back up. You flashed the stock recovery onto the phone right? And now your bootloader is relocked?
If so do this:
enter fastboot
then select the bootloader option.
clear storage
factory reset
select fastboot again.
Run the RUU
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I got it working guys, but I know why. I was using the incorrect RUU. The link said it was the one for 1.83 but it was for the 1.5 version. I download it again and sure enough it's the 1.83 one. I guess I'm back to work now.

One question and this may save a big headache lol... did you LOCK your bootloader back? I had a couple RUU's that didn't work for me either, but I didn't follow the step of locking the bootloader I was just trying to flash over. Once I relocked I was good to go.

Thanks everyone yes I relocked the bootloader, hey @ dc211 can you provide a link for a successful RUU that you have used...plznthnx

kirkcody said:
Thanks everyone yes I relocked the bootloader, hey @ dc211 can you provide a link for a successful RUU that you have used...plznthnx
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Your problem is that there is only 1 RUU you can use. Only 2 exist for T-mobile US and one you can't use because the hboot is lower then yours. But you're kinda lucky that a new OTA came out today. So a newer T-mobile US RUU should be out in a few days, that's normally how long it takes football to get them.
Here's a link to eh 1.83 RUU that should be fast. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76257867/RUU_Ville_U_TMOUS_1.84.531.2_R2_Radio_0.16.31501S.16_2_10.22.31501S.10L_release_263233_signed.exe
Our you can try to get the OTA. You should be able to see it now if you check for software updates but it should fail to install. I saw you're using the 1.06es radio. You'd have to go back to the original radio, recovery, lock the booloader and factory reset. For it to work.
I know you should be able to get it working I was stuck where you're at but my Hboot also said "Security Warning" and RUU's & OTA's wouldn't run which I really haven't seen anyone else get.

[Q] Bootloop - Can't get into recovery

HOX is in bootloop. I could not get it to boot into TWRP or anything but bootloader.
I tried pushing a new boot.img in FASTBOOT. Nothing.
I tried pushing a newer version of TWRP in FASTBOOT. Nothing.
I relocked the bootloader and ran the RUU, which installed fine. Still stuck in a bootloop.
Any ideas?

FarBeyond said:
HOX is in bootloop. I could not get it to boot into TWRP or anything but bootloader.
I tried pushing a new boot.img in FASTBOOT. Nothing.
I tried pushing a newer version of TWRP in FASTBOOT. Nothing.
I relocked the bootloader and ran the RUU, which installed fine. Still stuck in a bootloop.
Any ideas?
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Can you provide more information ? Which version are you on and what RUU you ran ..
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Sounds like you need to wipe all data. Don't know the commands though, sorry. But Android is Linux, so
rm /data/*
rm /cache/*
could work, not sure how to do it through adb.

Make sure you're using files for the S4 evita One X. If you're pushing recovery etc for the Tegra One X, they aren't going to work.

So are saying that you can get into bootloader but not recovery? did you select recovery from bootloader? i know it is a silly question, but you did not mention it...also did you try to manually get into recovery by holding power+vol up+vol down and then letting go power once the phone vibrates? if all else fails, grab the RUU file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156368 once you get to the black screen that says htc

Herc08 said:
So are saying that you can get into bootloader but not recovery? did you select recovery from bootloader? i know it is a silly question, but you did not mention it...also did you try to manually get into recovery by holding power+vol up+vol down and then letting go power once the phone vibrates? if all else fails, grab the RUU file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156368 once you get to the black screen that says htc
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you can't manually get into recovery with a button combination.
Official -> [ http://dl3.htc.com/application/htc_one_x_RUU_2.20.502.7_att_us_08022012.exe ] a40cd830e8c57109d140e1e68e2d1328

Mister J said:
Sounds like you need to wipe all data. Don't know the commands though, sorry. But Android is Linux, so
rm /data/*
rm /cache/*
could work, not sure how to do it through adb.
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In the recovery.command file:
--wipe_data
--wipe_cache

Get into dowload mode n flashing firmware.. or get into fastboot mode n install recovery.img after install make wipe data/factory reset.

DvineLord said:
you can't manually get into recovery with a button combination.
Official -> [ http://dl3.htc.com/application/htc_one_x_RUU_2.20.502.7_att_us_08022012.exe ] a40cd830e8c57109d140e1e68e2d1328
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Oh wow. You are right. Sorry about that, been doing too many Samsung phones.
Sent from my One X using xda app-developers app

abhipati said:
Can you provide more information ? Which version are you on and what RUU you ran ..
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On the newest version of hboot. htc_one_x_RUU_2.20.502.7_att_us_08022012
iElvis said:
Make sure you're using files for the S4 evita One X. If you're pushing recovery etc for the Tegra One X, they aren't going to work.
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Already checked that.
Herc08 said:
So are saying that you can get into bootloader but not recovery? did you select recovery from bootloader? i know it is a silly question, but you did not mention it...if all else fails, grab the RUU file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156368 once you get to the black screen that says htc
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Already did this, yes.
ahmyani said:
get into fastboot mode n install recovery.img after install make wipe data/factory reset.
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Did this too... Says it completes but still wont boot or go into recovery...

Wait so you're s on and on which hboot?

a box of kittens said:
Wait so you're s on and on which hboot?
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I had to relock the bootloader to put the RUU on the phone.
Screen says
*** RELOCKED ***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.14.0002
RADIO-0.19AS.32.09.31_2
OpenDSP-v29.1.0.45.0622
eMMC-boot
Jun 11 2012, 14:36:28

FarBeyond said:
I had to relock the bootloader to put the RUU on the phone.
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That's your problem. You have to unlock again to push a custom recovery.

And what happens when you select fastboot or recovery? It should not be a boot loop since it is not booting into the os. Sorry of you already answered, reading from phone worked a double shift
Sent from my One X using xda app-developers app

It was bootlooping And I couldn't get into recovery so I relocked it and flashed the AT&T RUU. It said it installed all the way.
It is still bootlooping!

FarBeyond said:
It was bootlooping And I couldn't get into recovery so I relocked it and flashed the AT&T RUU. It said it installed all the way.
It is still bootlooping!
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Edit: What have you done since completing the RUU? Anything?

iElvis said:
Edit: What have you done since completing the RUU? Anything?
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No. In order to install the factory RUU you have to relock the bootloader... Or you get an error...

FarBeyond said:
No. In order to install the factory RUU you have to relock the bootloader... Or you get an error...
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I'm aware of that. You've done nothing but run the RUU at this point? You might try running it again. It should not be bootlooping if it installed correctly, since that replaces everything on the phone.

iElvis said:
I'm aware of that. You've done nothing but run the RUU at this point? You might try running it again. It should not be bootlooping if it installed correctly, since that replaces everything on the phone.
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That's what I thought too... I had given the phone to my son a month ago after my wife had used it for a while... Hard telling what he did to it... Will try to reinstall the RUU...

Inspire 4g Stuck on HTC white screen logo.

I know this seems to be a common problem, and that I might have found a solution by searching, but I have looked high and low and can not fix my problem.
HTC Inspire 4g from ATT, it was unlocked when I got it. I used EasyAceRoot to attempt to root it (which I believe I did because I used SU successfully). Seems like everything went well but then I tried to install a custom rom and I have had the white screen ever since. I have tried using an RUU at hboot to restore, but I keep getting different errors, most recently it is error 140. I have also tried loading a PD98IMG with different SD cards to no avail. Can anyone offer any advice? Thanks a ton.
HBOOT INFO:
******RELOCKED******
ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-0.85.0024
MICROP-0438
RADIO 26.10.04.03_M
EMMC-BOOT
JAN 4 2012

Flash the boot.img from the ROM zip in fastboot.

bananagranola said:
Flash the boot.img from the ROM zip in fastboot.
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But im in S-ON, i didnt think you could flash boot.img with S-ON?
EDIT: I tried to flash the boot.img and got FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
Any other suggestions?

You can flash from fastboot if your bootloader is unlocked. Re-unlock.

bananagranola said:
You can flash from fastboot if your bootloader is unlocked. Re-unlock.
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How am I suppose to be able to unlock it if I can't get it to boot up?

TheOnlyVenom said:
How am I suppose to be able to unlock it if I can't get it to boot up?
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I don't understand. Why do you need to boot it up to unlock it from fastboot? Your bootloader says relocked. Just unlock it the same way you did it the first time around.

Hey i have kind of the same problem, im tired of try and try to fix it, i think this is the last thing i will do.
Ok i can enter to the bootloader, and also to the recovery, but! when i flash a rom it cant boot on ! i got stucked after the HTC Logo. Also tried to to flash PD98IMG from hboot without succes and the same thing with RUU, in HBOOT the RUU software says that my battery is 30% or less and i have to chargue it, but is full! so have to enter in fastboot mode and it pass that step charguing the ruu but then it send an error that the image restore from ruu cant be completed.
so how do i flash the boot.img from the ROM zip in fastboot?
Btw: S-on AND unlocked bootloader

Killerin said:
Hey i have kind of the same problem, im tired of try and try to fix it, i think this is the last thing i will do.
Ok i can enter to the bootloader, and also to the recovery, but! when i flash a rom it cant boot on ! i got stucked after the HTC Logo. Also tried to to flash PD98IMG from hboot without succes and the same thing with RUU, in HBOOT the RUU software says that my battery is 30% or less and i have to chargue it, but is full! so have to enter in fastboot mode and it pass that step charguing the ruu but then it send an error that the image restore from ruu cant be completed.
so how do i flash the boot.img from the ROM zip in fastboot?
Btw: S-on AND unlocked bootloader
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I already replied to you in the other thread. Please, do not double post your issues otherwise people will be replying the same many times. Ask the mods to remove one of your posts.

It definitely sounds like you need to unlock your bootloader and go into fastboot to flash your boot.img. Hopefully you have a nandroid of the working rom. If you can get into recovery, wipe and restore your nandroid, then fastboot flash the nandroids boot.img. Good luck. Once you get things working, search and get S-Off so flashing roms are easier. I just got S-OFF on my inspire today.

Preparing Phone Storage.

First boot on new viper rom...
Boot to ring.. Then "Preparing Phone Storage"
Hang for a while then phone reboot itself.
Boot back to a black screen with the signal, battery, and clock visible.
Hang for a minute then reboot again.
Then back to the black screen...
Loop and loop again and again...
Plz help....

External storage is corrupt. Also, it appears you forgot to factory reset before you flashed this ROM. Go onto TWRP, wipe system, dalvik cache, factory reset and then reboot to bootloader. Flash stock recovery and click "clear storage" on HBOOT. Then reflash TWRP, push Viper back over and flash.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium

kylepont said:
External storage is corrupt. Also, it appears you forgot to factory reset before you flashed this ROM. Go onto TWRP, wipe system, dalvik cache, factory reset and then reboot to bootloader. Flash stock recovery and click "clear storage" on HBOOT. Then reflash TWRP, push Viper back over and flash.
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I went back to stock rom and the problem still persist. **** boot loop ****
I also noticed that my IMEI is blank. How can I restore it back???

How the bloody hell did you get rid of your IMEI...? Erm, you'll have to pull whatever partition the CID is on (I've forgotten) and re-enter your IMEI. And if you still bootloop then either you have a faulty USB lead or something else is up. Run an RUU.
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This is what I did.
Rooted
S-Off with moonshine
Install Venon Viper Rom
Booting... Preparing Phone Storage.. then bootloop.
Meanwhile I noticed that my IMEI is blank???

i was running fine, decided to sell the device and return it to stock. I was s-off, unlocked bootloader, supercid. i changed cid to tmob-010, locked bootloader, flashed stock recovery; rebootRUU, ran the latest ruu from tbmobile successfully.....now im stuck in the same bootloop as above. i tried clearing storage and factory reset from hboot; i unlocked bootloader, loaded twrp and wiped all there, no luck either way, just a continuous bootloop after seeing preparing storage.
i might try this out tomorrow.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1990043

driz said:
i was running fine, decided to sell the device and return it to stock. I was s-off, unlocked bootloader, supercid. i changed cid to tmob-010, locked bootloader, flashed stock recovery; rebootRUU, ran the latest ruu from tbmobile successfully.....now im stuck in the same bootloop as above. i tried clearing storage and factory reset from hboot; i unlocked bootloader, loaded twrp and wiped all there, no luck either way, just a continuous bootloop after seeing preparing storage.
i might try this out tomorrow.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1990043
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I sent mine to get the missing IMEI fixed. Let me know if you managed to get over the bootloop.

well, i tried to fix it and made it worse, im stuck in qdl now.

driz said:
i was running fine, decided to sell the device and return it to stock. I was s-off, unlocked bootloader, supercid. i changed cid to tmob-010, locked bootloader, flashed stock recovery; rebootRUU, ran the latest ruu from tbmobile successfully.....now im stuck in the same bootloop as above. i tried clearing storage and factory reset from hboot; i unlocked bootloader, loaded twrp and wiped all there, no luck either way, just a continuous bootloop after seeing preparing storage.
i might try this out tomorrow.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1990043
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Just for the record, did you moonshine or facepalm s-off?

foeti said:
Just for the record, did you moonshine or facepalm s-off?
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I moonshine mine.

foeti said:
Just for the record, did you moonshine or facepalm s-off?
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i facepalmed whenever it first came out.
and now im facepalming because i broke it
tmobile is replacing it, they also offered the option for a nexus 4, but i already have a legit nexus 4 so i took a one s

i am at the exact same situation
i have tried multiple roms and many ruus . but all of them stuck after first boot. i have tried hboot 2.15/2.16 and 1.09.
any idea what else should i try ?

anyway, i solved it as said here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41789388&postcount=61

to report; it didn't fix completely. after the Ruu, the signal is a random thing. and 3g is disappeared totally.

finally solved it as described here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50737368&postcount=362

Yes, finally, that worked.
babakgh said:
anyway, i solved it as said here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41789388&postcount=61
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I had exact same symptoms as OP. Wanted to go back to original ROM, but after this issue appeared, I couldn't even use custom ROMs. .. they had the same symptoms. Anyway, I followed the steps, except I didn't flash the firmware.zip, but it worked for me.
THANKS!!!

Can one you explain what they exactly do?
Yesterday I flash an RUU when I was still s-off and boot-unlocked, then I flash twrp-recovery, make the adb thinks with mmcblk* (dd flash) and flash again a RUU.
But same boot loop problem with "Preparing Phone Storage...".
Would be very thankfull about help.
Greetings by Idijt
Edit:
Because dd flash under linux and with startet recovery did not solve my bootloop / prepairing sd card problem (I had still access to my sd card with twrp-recovery! All the time!) I really think about to enable s-on. Like here written.
I am only scared when I do:
fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
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How can I re-enable s-off if my os still hangs on "Preparing Phone Storage" after putting s-on and try to flash an ruu to fix my bootloop/Preparing Phone Storage problem?
I did my s-off with rumrunner.
I hope for an answer.
Greetings by I_did_it_just_tmrrow

[Q] stuck on htc logo

Hi! i have a problem with my ATT one x. (hboot 2.14, bootloader Unlocked, Cid 111111, twrp 2.6 , But S-ON!!) When i trying to get S-OFF, i made advanced wipe in TWRP, and then phone begin stuck on htc logo. i trying to load cm 10, but it stuck on cm logo... how i can go out from this???:crying:

Watcher505 said:
Hi! i have a problem with my ATT one x. (hboot 2.14, bootloader Unlocked, Cid 111111, twrp 2.6 , But S-ON!!) When i trying to get S-OFF, i made advanced wipe in TWRP, and then phone begin stuck on htc logo. i trying to load cm 10, but it stuck on cm logo... how i can go out from this???:crying:
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good news its showing something start it up in boot loader go to recovery and repeat the flashing process!
now that you are bootloader unlocked and SOFF i don't think its possible to restore it through RESET option in bootloader.
well did u happen to wipe everything?
that had once happened with me try Mounting USB from recovery put any ROM in it and you should flash it!
and btw what method did u follow for SOFF?

Sonone said:
good news its showing something start it up in boot loader go to recovery and repeat the flashing process!
now that you are bootloader unlocked and SOFF i don't think its possible to restore it through RESET option in bootloader.
well did u happen to wipe everything?
that had once happened with me try Mounting USB from recovery put any ROM in it and you should flash it!
and btw what method did u follow for SOFF?
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its was my mistake(about full wipe)... i now have att 3.18 and as i understend, i cannt go to write roms by ruu... i trying some customs rom, but without effect.. i cannt get soff without load and cannot load witout flash ruu or ota as i understand...

Did you flash the boot.img via fastboot when you flashed the ROM? You're s-on so you need to do that.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
Did you flash the boot.img via fastboot when you flashed the ROM? You're s-on so you need to do that.
Sent from my Evita
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many thanks!!!!! didnt see anywhere about this!! now all ok
)))):good:

No problems. If you get s-off you won't need to worry about that anymore.
Sent from my Evita